Need help picking out power supply and card

4870 1GB $129 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161269

Antec 550w SLI/Crossfire $65
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371016

if you have a monitor larger then 24 inches you can jump up to an ATI 4890

*save the extra $100 for a future CPU upgrade

This is a normal case.and i bought this computer mainly for using it as my home recording studio,but i couldnt resist using it for internet and now i want to also play games on it.i bought a 20$ war game and it looks slighty choppy.i plan on playing games on it maybe 10 hrs a week tops..

i am using a 17inch westinghouse lcd and maybe in a few months i will start using a 42 inch lcdtv..

so i kind of want something that will be equally as great on both screens if possible.

thanks guys you are both real helpful.ive spent hours looking online and i havent been able to get nowhere until i found this board

With a E5200 and set to stock clocks a HD4870 is going to be heavily restricted, the CPU simply cannot feed it with enough data this is a little more appropriate:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161252

And because the card needs less power you can use a less expensive, but still quality unit:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371023

Neither of the above are Godspel perfect for you and depend on the TV you're using. If it's 1080 you might want to look at the HD4770 or 9800GT class which are a step up from the HD4670

the e5200 is still a decent CPU and could be OC if not for the fact the PC is a HP

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/c [...] c-review/4

Aye, even at stock it is still an alright low end CPU. Only at CPU limited resolutions, like most 17" displays would give you, is the 'bottlenecking" much of an issue.

asus, xfx, his, msi, gigabyte, sapphire are some of the better ATI manufacturers

I have a couple of the HIS cards; a 4850 and a 4670. The IceQ4 cooler is very effective and very quiet.
Antec is a solid PSU brand, but I'd look at an Earthwatts over a BP for higher quality and better efficiency.

Mechanically, yes, the motherboard connectors can be tight risking damage if you are a little clumsy and some wires may be difficult to reach or require the removal of the CPU cooler or cooler ducting.
Take it slowly and carefully and you will be fine.
It is not possible to put the wrong connectors into the wrong sockets.
All power supplies provide standard voltages, so there's no risk of electrical damage either.

the card is too slow to take advantage of 1GB, there will be no difference if you get the 512mb

so what happens to the stock card when i install the new one?
am i supposed to disconnect the wire to that one and connect the new one? im kinda confused about that.lol

Hey just wanna ask a question relating i am about to buy a new graphics card and PSU iv got around 140-200 Australian to purchase with any thoughts i what i should get

i was thinking the Ati 4650 1 gb from asus and the A-Power 750w dual fan PSU

my system is

Intel Pentium 4 3.00 ghz
1.2 gig ram
40gig Internal hard drive
80gig external hard drive
intergrated graphics card
windows XP

this will be mostly used to play wow , and newer games